‘Jane Eyre’, a novel by Charlotte Bronte, first published by Smith Elder & Co...
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‘Jane Eyre’, a novel by Charlotte Bronte, first published by Smith Elder & Co., London in 1847, continues to enthral readers even today, for its profound wisdom and magic weave of words.
The book can serve the quest of every kind of reader from the romantic to the spiritual, with its deep, almost precocious understanding of human emotions and the genius of its expression.
Jane Eyre is a first person account of an English orphan child’s journey through five stages (1) Her harsh treatment at Gateshead by her aunt and cousins (2) Her education at Lowood school. (3) As governess at Thornfield Hall where she falls in love with her master Rochester (4) With the Rivers family at Moor House where her cousin St.Johns Rivers proposes to her(5) Her reunion with her beloved Rochester and their subsequent marriage.
The book is divided into 38 chapters and consists of over 450 pages.
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You too Naval Langa? She is such an intense writer -non-pareil. I have read only Jane Eyre though I heard that her 'The Professor' is also very good. Thanks for recommending too. Uma
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To Ms. s uma
I like Charlotte Bronte's books. Currently I am reading the Jane Eyre, first volume.
Naval Langa
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You too istroller.....thanks for sharing - Uma
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I m glad u reminded me of this novel...its my all time favourite since childhood days...
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Hi freud,
Though most including my husband vouch for Emily, I stick by my Charlotte..thanks for sharing dear Heathcliff......Uma
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Hey Uma,
I've read Wuthering Heights as a precocious kid in School...
Them Bronte Sisters are sure talented...Thanks for sharing the info...
Always, wanted to be Heathcliff as a boy
PF
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Thanks sampath, the book has kind of mesmerised me. I always wonder how a person can feel so deeply and express those powerful emotions so beautifully....Uma
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thanks uma...
the days of classics seem to be numbered
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